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VIGILANT ON THE STREET. AND IN THE NETWORK.
Network Box ensures secure IT at MBS
The shock: out of nowhere, a ransom
note appears on the screen during
work: "Pay 450,000 euros by 1 December
if you want your data back" is what
you read. Fake virus warnings, self-acting
mouse pointers, strange search results
- what sounds like a bad joke now
happens to nine out of ten companies
in Germany - they become victims of a
cyber attack. Theft, espionage and sabotage
cause total damage of 223 billion
euros to the German economy every year.
But most companies still do not take this
danger seriously enough. For a long time
now, the biggest gateway to companies'
systems has not been the technical infrastructure,
but rather the staff who uses
and operates the systems.
"We have been dealing with this type of
threat for a long time," explains Maximilian
Moll, MBS Awareness-Officer. "That's
why we decided two years ago to develop
an IT security concept together with the
IT security specialists from Network Box
in Cologne."
This is based on two pillars: technology
and security awareness. The technical
component is covered by a UTM firewall
solution tailored to the company. Anyone
who now thinks of room-filling hardware
with dozens of components is mistaken.
The Network Box is a small black box,
which Managing Director Dariush Ansari
affectionately calls the "doorman". "It
checks everyone who wants to enter the
network in real time for malicious code
and decides who is allowed in and out
again," Ansari explains. In addition, the
box ensures secure email traffic with virus
protection, regular updates and anti
spam modules. As a managed security
service provider, Network Box not only
provides the technology, but also takes
care of the entire IT security area, including
installation, monitoring, maintenance
and support. This is also the case at
MBS Logistics.
But that's not all. "Cyber attacks are
becoming more and more sophisticated,
the malware programmes more and
more complex," says Ansari. "The best
technology is of no use if humans don't
play their part." According to the German
Federal Office for Information Security
(BSI), 450,000 new malware programmes
enter circulation every day. In most cases,
the attack begins with a spam email.
That's why Network Box at MBS educates
employees through regular security awareness
training with simulated phishing
campaigns, training modules on the specially
developed eLearning platform and
supporting materials at the workplace
that sensitise employees to the topic of
IT security on a daily basis.
"In the end, it is the combination of the
various measures and the holistic concept
that has led to increased awareness
among our employees," says Maximilian
Moll. "However, we are also aware that
we can only maintain our very good IT
security status if we repeat the trainings
at regular intervals."
At the end of the security chain, there
is always a human being who makes the
right decision in the decisive situation. ■
Kontakt / Contact
Dariush Ansari
Geschäftsführer
Network Box Deutschland GmbH
ansari@network-box.eu
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